Kiev government has
launched a massive military offensive in the east of Ukraine
which claimed dozens of lives, both among the militias and local
civilians. Schools, kindergarten and hospitals in several cities
came under fire.

"We will work until the region begins live and function
normally and people will get peace,” said acting Defense
Minister Mikhail Koval during a briefing.

He added that the south and west of Donetsk Region and the north
of Lugansk region have been ‘freed’ during the military
operations in the Ukrainian east.

Koval said that more than 20 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed
during the Kiev crackdown in eastern Ukraine.

Meanwhile, according to officials from the People’s Republic of
Donetsk, over 100 people have been killed during the offensives.

An RT report showed more horror suffered by innocent civilians
from Ukraine’s eastern region of Donetsk, who were shelled in
Kiev’s so-called “anti-terrorist” operation.

Hospitals, schools under Kiev fire

Kiev troops have intensified military operations on eastern
Ukraine since April. They are using artillery and aviation in a
bid to take control of the restive region.

On Friday, Kiev forces renewed the shelling on Slavyansk, in the
Donetsk region, residents there told RT. The militia targeted a
local children's hospital and a clinic.

On Wednesday, a school and kindergarten in Slavyansk were also
hit by mortar shells. According to a
schoolteacher interviewed by RT, part of the roof over the school
hall “was simply blown away.” Luckily, no children were
in the hall when they heard a loud explosion, and those present
were quickly evacuated to the basement. Meanwhile, in the
kindergarten at least 9 civilians were injured, including a
4-year old boy, reported the Rossiya-24 channel.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said on
Wednesday that Kiev should refrain from using excessive force in
Ukraine.

“I call on the Ukrainian authorities to ensure that no
excessive force is used, not to take discriminatory action and to
avoid action that can harm the civilian population,” the
official told Itar-Tass.